Cap numbered 8281103! Served from bottle into Stone nonic. Poured yellow-orange with a two finger off-white head that subsided to one finger slowly. Maintained excellent lacing throughout the glass. The aroma was comprised of sweet malt, subtle roasted malt, subtle dark chocolate, caramel, and caramel hop. The flavor was of sweet malt, dark chocolate, caramel, caramel hop, and slight bitter hop. It had a light feel on the palate with medium-high carbonation. Overall this was a decent brew. Nothing on this one really kept me wanting more of it like some of the other Mikkeller Single Hop brews. The aroma came across as this being a very roasty hop. The flavor confirmed this fact with the subtle roasty flavors and sweetness I picked up on. Worth trying if only for palate development.

Pours orangey amber with a small head. Nose shows orange marmalade, earthy and herbal hops along with some caramel in the background. Flavours include some earthy, spicy hops with a fair bit of sweet clean malt underneath.Could use a lighter body.

I had this at ChurchKey where they had 10+ Mikkeller single hop IPAs. It was interesting to taste the characteristics of this hop without interference from other hop types. Having done so, I learned the reason why it is not a common single-hop IPA.

A: Orange color and 3 mm head that fades to good lacing. 4

S: It had a grainy, grass-like smell. Not especially strong or pleasant. 3

T: The taste was crisp and woody but quite mild. 3.5

M: Pretty thick and reasonably carbonated. 4

O: This may make a great base hop, but it was a little boring in isolation. 3.5

11.2 fl oz. bottle, with no apparent bottled on date present. My third beer from the Mikkeller Single Hop series. Expectations are fairly high, based on my experience with the other two.

Poured into a clear balloon snifter glass.

A - Pours two fingers of creamy fluffy beige colored head. Body is a dark burnt sienna orange with some dark yeast sediment floating around near the bottom. Thins to a fluffy ring & some foam with trace amounts of lace. Looks very nice.

S - Smell is leafier and hoppier than the other two I've tried, but not by much. Faint caramel malts, wood, dried leaves, some Belgian yeast, and little else. I'm pretty hard pressed to find any distinct aroma from the challenger hops.

T - Taste is nice, but much in the same vain as the others. Earthy twiggy hop character and caramel malts, paired nicely with a touch of Belgian yeast.

M - Feel is smooth and creamy, with just a tad higher carbonation than the one I tried yesterday, Mikkeller Sorachi Ace. Little earthiness lingering on the palate.

Overall, I'd say that challenger hops are one of the more subtle varieties out there, lending a more herbal / leafiness to the mix than bitterness. Probably the least memorable of the three I've tried so far, but still an outstanding way to showcase this unique variety of hop.

Poured from bottle into tulip. Nice amber orange haze with a good head and lacing. Smells of malts and hops. English malts to be ecxact. Tastes of english malts and hops. Slight caramel notes. Overall, not a big fan...no much english malts to really enjoy.

Picked this up at my favorite beer store in Belgium, Dranken Geers. Clear yellow-amber pour with a two finger off-white head with great retention and lacing. Somewhat subdued earthy nose with hints of pine, caramel, toffee, and bready malt. The hops emerged a bit more in the taste, but were mostly piney and peppery with little to no citrus and just a bit of perfume. A solid malt backbone gets the nod over the hops on this one. Hints of toffee, caramel, tea, and tobacco round it out. Smooth and slightly creamy mouthfeel with a decent bitter tang on the finish. This was a solid beer, but it didn't highlight the hop as much as I had hoped.

Serving type: 330 ml bottle. A batch code is printed on the cap but there is no discernable freshness date.

Appearance: Poured into a pint glass. The color is cloudy orange/amber. Two fingers of fairly dense, buttery, eggshell-colored head dissipated to a billowy and spotted lacing, leaving tails of foam on the glass. A little sedimentation had collected in the grooves at the bottom of the bottle, but it was easily loosened.

Smell: It is mostly grassy/earthy, reminiscent of English pale ale, but it is tinged with orange citrus and lemon zest. It has its vinous moments but they are (thankfully) fleeting. There is a nice base of pale malts, caramel, and toffee.